NHTSA campaign 25V849000 · Manufacturer campaign F1028
Thomas Built Buses Recall 25V-849: Wheelchair Restraint Retractor May Not Lock
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 25V849000 (Manufacturer campaign F1028) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC on December 9, 2025, with 600 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley and more for model years 2025–2027. Owners were notified on February 5, 2026, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V849000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V849000 (also written 25V-849 or 25V849)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F1028
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 600 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility — Wheelchair Restraints/Securement — Latch/Anchor
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 36.83% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V849000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley
- 2026 · Vehicles built April 21, 2025 – April 21, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner EFX
- 2025 · Vehicles built September 24, 2024 – September 24, 2024 (per NHTSA)
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX
- 2026 · Vehicles built December 3, 2024 – December 9, 2024 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V849000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2025-2027 Thomas Built Buses Minotour DRW, 2026 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, Thomas Built Buses HDX, and 2026-2027 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses equipped with certain QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The wheel chair restraint retractor may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Safety consequence
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1028.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V849000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.